Reliance Communications unveiled Motorola’s new CDMA handset W362 in Chennai. This handset is claimed to be made entirely in India, at the Motorola plant in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
This low end handset has very basic features and is a great buy for college students.
Specs & Features:
• 4x zoom VGA camera
• 1,000-entry phone book Continue reading “New Motorola W362 CDMA for Reliance users”
Another Nokia phone to hit the shelves this week is the Nokia 1680 classic. A basic phone retailing for around 2580 INR. The Nokia 1680 classic cell phone brings a balance of features, design and affordability to meet every lifestyle and budget. Nokia’s most affordable camera phone to date, the Nokia 1680 classic offers essential mobile phone functionality with the added benefits of a basic digital camera. Continue reading “Nokia 1680 classic”
The latest Nokia phone to hit the shelves this week is the Nokia 5000. The Nokia 5000 is a music oriented phone with NO EXPANDABLE MEMORY. It has a mere 12mb memory back up. This cell phone offers a 1.3 megapixel camera and a large QVGA display, it’s Nokia’s first Megapixel cameraphone at this price point. The phone brings a balance of features, design and affordability to meet every lifestyle and budget.
Nokia’s new lineup of Supernova handsets is about to see the Nokia 7610 Supernova handset get real in the US. This seems to be Nokia’s attempt of unleashing stylish handsets at affordable prices. Priced around 225 EUR, the Nokia 7610 Supernova offers Xpress-On covers in a choice of a set of Steel Blue and Red covers offset by a muted gray front surface, or Bright Lilac and Steel Blue contrasted against a white front surface.
Additional features include a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus, instant
messaging and TV out for image sharing. The Nokia 7610 Supernova also offer a dedicated music key, FM radio, an MP3 player and access to Nokia Music Store (where available) via the Nokia Music PC Client.
There are 3 more Supernova phones lined up for release. These include 7510, 7310 and 7210. While Nokia 7510 is a clamshell design, 7310 and 7210 are candybar phones. Continue reading “Nokia Supernova Series”
Recent acquisition of Symbian has created quite a stir in the ever increasing market of Mobile Operating Systems. Symbian OS accounts for 60 percent of the converged mobile device segment, but has been loosing share lately. This has been largely to Windows Mobile and Linux.
Symbian has largely been controlled by Nokia. And it seems pretty odd, other phone manufacturer’s paying large sum of money going into the hands of a competitor.But this will all change with the Symbian foundation. How much? Only time will tell.
Google is about to unleash linux-based Android pretty soon on Motorola handsets. So this means putting additional pressure on Windows Mobile, which charges heavy on licensing fees. Continue reading “Windows Mobile – In trouble?”
At the Singapore Telecommunications Exhibition 2008, held last month, Samsung unveiled two new slider handsets – J800 Luxe and the L870.
J800 Luxe
Sleek and neat would describe this handset with standard features.
Specs & features at a glance:
• 2.2-inch TFT display
• 176 x 220 pixels resolution
• 256K colours
• Tri-band
• Bluetooth A2DP
• microSD cards
• Media player Continue reading “Two new slider handsets from Samsung – J800 & L870”
After we saw that Vodafone India opened bookings for iPhone 3G .. Now Bharti Airtel does not want to stay far behind.. I landed on this 3g iphone page on Airtel’s website
The website says Become the proud owner of Apple iPhone3G on Airtel.
They also have a form to sign up for the iPhone
Why are they not revealing the pricing ?? Continue reading “Apple iPhone 3G Airtel India bookings open”
Nokia acquired German Location Based Social networking start-up Plazes.com, as part of its push into offering internet services on its cell phones. Nokia is set to release GPS cell phones from its staples during this year and acquisition of the 13 people strong startup company makes sense.
Plazes.com allows users to plan activities, record their experiences and share ideas similar to twitter.
Continue reading “Nokia buys Plazes Location Based Social Network”
Vodafone India has opened up bookings for the iPhone 3G .. although it would be just a 2G phone here.
There is a Pre Registration page on Vodafone’s website which lets you book your iPhone.
Both 8GB and 16GB versions will be available
Interesting Microsoft Exchange Support is going to be there .. What happens to Blackberry’s ball game in India ?
The page says Currently compatible only with 2G networks. Only select features and services
are currently available in India.
Features they claim
Motorola unveiled two handsets that are categorized as business class devices that run on the same Linux OS, i.e. MING handsets – the A1600 and A1800.
Motorola MING A1600
A typical business phone as the Specs & Features will prove, but this is also a handset that tourists will love because the handset will feature the option of taking pictures of signboards and having them translated with the help of an on board dictionary.
Continue reading “MING handsets – the A1600 and A1800 from Motorola”
The news is out Nokia buys Symbian ( the remaining shares ) in a move to establish the SymbianFoundation
Symbian just turned 10 years old this week .. so the Finnish phone maker decided to buyout the SmartPhone OS maker
Well this is a smart move to compete with Apple iPhone and Google Android which are having strong developer programs ..
This deal will mark the formation of the SymbianFoundation and the source code would be made open source .. i guess just in time before the first android phone or iphone sdk hits global markets ..
The foundation is expected to start operations in 2009
Sony Ericsson announced 5 new handsets for the discerning buyer and user.
Sony Ericsson C905
Leading the launch is this 8 megapixel that is touted to be Sony Ericsson’s flagship Cyber-shot handset. It look slick and comes equipped with a host of attractive features.
Specs and features at a glance:
A with scratch-resistant mineral glass cover will serve as a viewfinder on the C905.
Colours:
Copper Gold, Ice Silver & Night Black
Will be available from Q4 2008, which effectively means early 2009. No word on the pricing yet.
Sony Ericsson F305 & Sony Ericsson S302
Two lower mid-range handsets off which F305 offers interesting gaming features to the mass market and the S302 is one of the Snapshot series.
Finally…an innovation from Motorola!
The first mobile phone to combine Motorola’s ModeShift Technology and Kodak Imaging Technology was unveiled in Beijing, China. With Kodak Easyshare Software and easy access to Kodak Gallery or other web sharing sites, pictures are easily moved off the device, allowing consumers to print, share and enjoy their favourite photos whenever they want.
Camera features:
• 5 megapixel auto-focus camera
• Xenon flash
• Settings for low-light environments
• Multiple capture modes
• Multi-shot and
• Panorama – which automatically stitches together continuous shots taken on the horizon line into a single, extended image
• Gallery Link – to upload images in one click
The success of Playstation, and more recently PlayStation Portable (PSP) is well known. For a long time, Sony let the rumours float around of its work on a PSP phone.
The wait is over. What we get is a new line of Gaming Phones from Sony stable. Sony Ericcson F305 was announced on June 17th in Singapore. And comes a new era in the field of Mobile gaming.
What we get is a mobile phone, which not only has Playstation-kind-of dedicated keys for serious gamers, but also puts Sony in the big league of Motion Detection technology. The phone features advanced sensor detection, just like Nintendo Wii gaming console.
F305 includes all what is expected of a mobile phone. 2.0 megapixel camera, stereo speakers, memory stick and EDGE. Why has it not been equipped with 3G or wifi capabilities for multiplayer gaming is still a debatable topic, but we neverthless get a decent gaming machine. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson F305 – The new game machine”
It seems Apple is making all efforts to make sure it stays on top of the new generation of Phones. With a record number of downloads for Apple iPhone SDK and the subsequent launch of App Store, its all set to take the Mobile Games market by storm.
Major developers like Sega,Glu Mobile, EA and Pangea are already on the job to roll out the first batch of games. Sega recently showcased Super Monkey Ball, a tilt-sensitive iPhone game with over 110 levels.
But these games won’t be cheap. According to recent report on Pocket Gamer, while the initial launch price plans are close to $10, it may even come close to $25 for some titles. Continue reading “Apple iPhone Games”
